panning

Hey guys I wanted to start some discussion about panning techniques for people that have just learned to pan and want to take it to the next level. For me, I am finally able to pan down to black sand consistently, but I feel like I'm missing important details and thus losing gold. For...

am very new to all this. I dug all these out of the creek behind my house. They all came out of a hole that is 2 x 2 x 2. I have been panning and haven't found any gold. Looking at these stones, is there anyway to tell if this is a good area to find gold. I have also found many garnets and...

Hello everyone! Haven't been here in a while. Life.... I'm taking my 11 year old son on a road trip from Central Washington to Yellowstone, about 12 days. We'll be tent camping most of the way. I wanted to stop near Boise National Forest and then in the Idaho Falls area before we stop in...

Hey yall, I'm wanting to break in my Bazooka Gold Trap and I live in FL. I want to travel to the GA - Georgia Mountains but know nothing about the area. Where can I legit go into some streams and pan and sluice for gold that has some decent hotels nearby that if I go for a family vacation...

I went treasure hunting at the railroad tracks near my house and I wanted to look for gold in quartz. I know there are veins but are there also gold flakes in quartz too? The pictures might not be good quality but tell me what you think!

I was digging for fun in my backyard and I picked up a few rocks and I saw gold on one of the them but I'm not sure if this is real a gold peice?

Is there any gold near clarksville, GA? Helen, GA? Not looking to do a pay and pan sorta thing. What are the rules and regulations in this area? any help is well appreciated. And if anyone would be willing to meet up and help me begin id be very thankful! Thank you!

Hello, Im new to the panning scene. A few friends and myself are going to Michigan's upper peninsula this spring to do some panning. We also have a few sluice boxes. My question is about the rivers we plan to visit. If a stream is a protected trout stream can you not pan? We plan to try yellow...

Hello! My husband Marco and I have been amateur gold prospecting for a little over a year now. We thought it would be fun to take a camera with us on our adventures and vlog a bit on our time out on the river/creek. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, we have a few vlogs on YouTube of the...

We all face aging in different ways. And planning just in case is good. This past week out panning with family I fell on rocks. Big deal except I could not get back up. Actually endangered daughter and SIN attempts to fift my 225# self. Of course I expected "one day" to face that life changing...

Hi everyone. I am relatively new to Gold prospecting. I Recently took a trip to Arizona, tried gold panning and got hooked. I went out to some state land here in Michigan and didn't think that I'd find anything at all panning this little creek. (I'm not even sure I'd call it a creek it is a...

First, let me say that we are aware that there are many people out there that are trying to sell regular field dirt as paydirt but we are NOT one of them. We do this for a living and will back our product through everything. All of our products are of genuine quality rather you are buying gold...

Hello from Arkansas. I am in Russellville Ar and am looking for a prospecting partner. I have a 4x4 and don't mind hitting the mountains:) Also, I hear that silver has been found in the natural state!!

Today's take Today's take simply panning in Everett Washington.

Hello All, Let me begin by saying that this is an interesting site, I'm glad to have found it. As a newby, I searched but couldn't find the info I'm looking for...so please redirect me if it's already here and I've just missed it. I'm planning to vacation in Marquette County in the Michigan UP...

Here is a video I made on a recent trip to Tibble fork, UT I found a little color. I'm also giving away a gram of gold in another video just subscribe to enter its free !

Hello all, I'm a new member to this site and fairly new to gold prospecting period. I am looking forward to the arrival of my Keene A52 (hopefully by the weekend) and was wondering if anyone can aim me to a good location in the central california motherlode area. I usually go to a spot around...

I am trying to get this out for everyone to see! We hope to have a petition soon for everyone to sign. If it happens in our state then the surrounding states are sure to follow!! Please go to the Coker Creek GPAA 2014 Tennessee Recreational Prospecting Permit Final Draft. for more information...

If anyone on here is willing to share there locations in this area for me and a few friends to come to and prospect. whether you know of a small open creek or have a claim and willing to share a small area for us to sluice. i appreciate any info in advanced. I have tried many times to use blm's...